"Signifying that he was more than human; for all most precious and sacred object are termed augusta" (Dio Cassius) he gained the name Augustus. He was given this title because the Romans believed him to be superhuman, for it took an abnormal leader to transform the Roman Republic. As stated in Dio Cassius, the power of the senate and the people were given exclusively to the hands of Augustus, which technically created a monarchy. &…
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…he was not alive by the time it was finished. The determination, drive, and tenacity that Augustus possessed was just the thing that the Roman Republic needed for is complete renovation into a better working government and state. He accomplished everything at his own will, and did everything according to the law and his morals to set a good example for his empire and rebuild what he believed the Roman Republic was destined to be.